Psychological therapies for the management of chronic neuropathic pain in adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neuropathic pain is thought to arise from damage to the somatosensory nervous system. Its prevalence is increasing in line with many chronic disorders such as diabetes. All treatments have limited effectiveness. Given the evidence regarding psychological treatment for distress and disability in people with various chronic pain conditions, we were interested to investigate whether psychological treatments have any effects for those with chronic neuropathic pain.

Objectives

To assess the effects of psychological treatments on pain experience, disability, mood, and health-care use in adults with chronic neuropathic pain.

Search methods

We searched for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) published in any language in the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled T

SUBMITTER: Eccleston C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6485637 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature